Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Lancashire
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.53 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.53 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in West Lancashire
Crime trends · West Lancashire
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
193
YoY stable
ASB
58
YoY -61%
Vehicle Crime
21
YoY -22%
Burglary
21
YoY +11%
Criminal damage
38
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
453
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in West Lancashire
Ethnicity
Total residents: 117,457
White Brit.92.8%
Other White3.4%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Total residents: 117,433
Christian61.5%
No religion31.5%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 117,476
50–6421.4%
35–4916.6%
65–7411.7%
25–3410.5%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.3%
Households
Total households: 48,545
Other14.7%
Any member 66+14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
All members 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
